Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Novel Interference Pigments
The present invention relates to (interference) pigments, comprising at least
one layer, which
is obtained by calcining of a metal and SiOZwith 0.70 <_ z <_ 2.0, especially
1.1 <_ z <_ 2.0, a
method of producing the pigments and their use in ink-jet printing, for dyeing
textiles, for
pigmenting coatings, printing inks, plastics, cosmetics, glazes for ceramics
and glass.
W093/19131 disclose platelet-shaped colored pigments containing titanium
dioxide, one or
more suboxides of titanium and an oxide or oxides of one or more metals other
than titanium
or non-metals, wherein the concentration of the titanium oxides in the coating
layer is
maximum in the proxity of the substrate surface and gradually decreases toward
the pigment
surface.
W000/34395, WO00/69975 and W002/31058 describe bright metal flakes,
SiOy~/AUSiOy~,
wherein y1 is from about 1 to about 2. The thickness of the aluminum layer is
at least about
40 nm and the thickness of the SiOy~ layer is at least 10 nm.
WO03/68868 describes a process for producing SiOy flakes. The SiOy flakes may
be treated
with a carbon-containing gas at from 500 to 1500°C, preferably from 500
to 1000°C,
preferably with the exclusion of oxygen, wherein a SiC layer is formed on the
SiOy flakes.
Alternatively the SiOy flakes can be converted in Si02 flakes by heating them
in an oxygen-
containing atmosphere. The Si02 flakes can be used as substrates for
interference pigments.
PCT/EP03I09296 discloses platelet-shaped pigments comprising a layer obtained
by
calcining Ti02/SiOZ, wherein 0.03 <_ z <_ 2.0, and their use in paints,
textiles, ink jet printing,
cosmetics, coatings, plastics materials, printing inks, in glazes for ceramics
and glass, and in
security printing.
EP-A-803549 discloses coloured pigments containing (a) a core consisting of an
essentially
transparent or metallic reflecting material, and (b) at least a coating
consisting essentially of
one or more silicone oxides, the molar ratio of oxygen to a silicon being 0.25
to 0.95.
Surprisingly, it was found, that (colored) pigments could be obtained, if
plane-parallel
structures (flakes), comprising (A) at least one layer consisting of a metal
and (C) at least
one layer consisting of SiOZwith 0.70 <_ z _< 2.0, especially 1.1 < z <_ 2.0,
are calcined in a
non-oxidizing atmosphere.
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It is assumed, that by calcining of metaI/SiOy in a non-oxidizing atmosphere a
layer, i.e. a
layer (B), or a composite layer, layer (B)/layer (A)/layer (B) is obtained,
whereby a change of
the refractive index is caused. It is assumed, that the change of the
refractive index is based
on the oxidation of the metal by SiOy. It is, for example, known that by
heating of Si0 and
aluminum at 650°C Si and AI203 are formed and that by heating of Si0
and titanium at 900°C
titanium silicides are formed (New J. Chem., 2001, 25, 994-998).
Accordingly, the present invention relates to a pigment, comprising
(A) optionally a layer consisting of a metal,
(B) at least one layer, which is located between the layers (A) and (C), if a
layer (A) is
present, and consists of the metal, silicon (Si) and oxygen (O), and
(C) optionally a layer consisting of SiOZ with 0.70 <_ z _< 2.0 on layer (B).
The layer (B) is obtained by calcining pigments comprising
(A) a layer consisting of a metal, and
(C) a layer consisting of SiOy on the metal layer, with 0.70 _< y <_ 1.80, in
a non-oxidizing
atmosphere at a temperature above 600 °C.
Pigments, which do not contain a layer (A) are preferred. That is, preferably
the whole layer
(A) is converted to the layer (B) during calcination in the non-oxidizing
atmosphere.
The term "SiOZ with 0.70 5 z <_ 2.0" means that the molar ratio of oxygen to
silicon at the
average value of the silicon oxide layer is from 0.70 to 2Ø The composition
of the silicon
oxide layer can be determined by ESCA (electron spectroscopy for chemical
analysis).
The term "SiOy with 0.70 _< y <_ 1.8" means that the molar ratio of oxygen to
silicon at the
average value of the silicon oxide layer is from 0.70 to 1.80. The composition
of the silicon
oxide layer can be determined by ESCA (electron spectroscopy for chemical
analysis).
According to the present invention the term "aluminum" comprises aluminum and
alloys of
aluminum. Alloys of aluminum are, for example, described in G. Wassermann in
Ullmanns
Enzyklopadie der Industriellen Chemie, 4. Auflage, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim,
Band 7, S.
281 to 292. Especially suitable are the corrosion stable aluminum alloys
described on page
10 to 12 of WO00/12634, which comprise besides of aluminum silicon, magnesium,
manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, vanadium, lead, antimony, tin, cadmium,
bismuth, titanium,
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chromium and/or iron in amounts of less than 20 % by weight, preferably less
than 10 % by
weight.
To further increases the light, weather and chemical stability, the SiOy layer
may be oxidized
using an oxygen-containing gas such as, for example, air at a temperature of
at least 200°C,
especially at above 400°C, preferably in the form of loose material, in
a fluidized bed or by
introduction into an oxidizing flame, preferably at a temperature in the range
from 500 to
1000°C.
A further subject of the present invention is the use of the pigments in ink
jet printing (EP
02405888), for dyeing textiles (EP 02405889), for pigmenting coatings,
printing inks, plastics,
cosmetics (PCT/EP03/09296), glazes for ceramics and glass and in security
printing.
The pigments of the present invention are particles, which generally have a
length of from
2 ~m to 5 mm, a width of from 2 ~,m to 2 mm, and a thickness of from 20 nm to
2 ~.m, and a
ratio of length to thickness of at least 2: 1, wherein the particles contain a
core having two
substantially parallel faces, the distance between which is the shortest axis
of the core, and
further layers which have been deposited on the parallel faces, but not on the
side surface,
or on the whole surface of the pigments. The pigments of the present invention
are
characterized by the precisely defined thickness and smooth surface.
The metal of layer (A) can be, in principal, any metal that at the calcining
step reacts with
SiOy to form the layer (B). Ag, AI, Cu, Cr, Mo, Ni, Ti or alloys thereof are
preferred, wherein
AI is most preferred.
Preferably layer (A) or, if layer (A) is absent, layer (B) forms the core of
the pigment. If layer
(A) forms the core, additional layers (B) and/or (C) can be present only on
one parallel face
or on both parallel faces of the pigment (A/B/C or C/B/A/B/C). If layer (A) is
absent and layer
(B) forms the core, layer (C) can be present on only one parallel face or on
both parallel
faces of the pigment (B/C or C/B/C). The layers (B), if a layer (A) is
present, and (C) are
preferably arranged in symmetrical order around the core. The layers (B)
and/or (C) arranged
in symmetrical order around the core can have different thicknesses, but have
preferably the
same thickness.
If Al/SiOylAl flakes are calcined in a non-oxidising atmosphere the following
pigments and/or
substrates for (interference pigments) can be obtained:
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(A1 ) a layer consisting of a metal, especially aluminum,
(B) a layer arranged between the layers (A1 ) and (A2) and consisting of
metal, Si and O, and
(A2) a layer consisting of a metal, especially aluminum; or
(A1 ) a layer consisting of a metal, especially aluminum,
(B1 ) a layer arranged between the layers (A1 ) and (C) and consisting of
metal, Si and O,
(C) a layer consisting of SiOy,
(B2) a layer arranged between the layers (C) and (A2) and consisting of metal,
Si and O, and
(A2) a layer consisting of a metal, especially aluminum.
In a preferred embodiment the pigment comprises
(C1) a layer consisting of SiOy,
(B) a layer arranged between the layers (C1 ) and (C2) and consisting of
metal, Si and O, and
(C2) a layer consisting of SiOy.
The SiOy of layers (C1) and (C2) may be oxidised using an oxygen-containing
gas such as,
for example, air at a temperature of at least 200°C, especially at
above 400°C, preferably in
the form of loose material, in a fluidised bed or by introduction into an
oxidising flame,
preferably at a temperature in the range from 500 to 1000°C, resulting
in pigments,
comprising
(C1 ) a layer consisting of SiOZ,
(B) a layer arranged between the layers (C1 ) and (C2) and consisting of
metal, Si and O, and
(C2) a layer consisting of SiOZ.
In this embodiment the layer (B) preferably forms the core of the pigment,
wherein (C1 ) and
(C2) are only present on the parallel faces of the core.
In a further preferred embodiment the pigment comprises
(C1 ) a layer consisting of SiOZ,
(B1) a layer arranged between the layers (C1) and (A) and consisting of metal,
Si and O,
(A) a layer consisting of a metal, especially aluminum,
(B2) a layer arranged between the layers (A) and (C2) and .consisting of
metal, Si and O, and
(C2) a layer consisting of SiOZ; which is obtainable by calcining of
SiOy/metal/SiOy flakes in a
non-oxidizing atmosphere.
In this embodiment the layer (A) preferably forms the core of the pigment,
wherein (B1 ), (B2),
(C1 ) and (C2) are only present on the parallel faces of the core.
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Colored (interference) pigments having high color strength and color purity
can be obtained
when the above pigments are coated with a material of high refractive index.
5 Accordingly, in a further embodiment the present invention relates to
colored (interference)
pigments, comprising
(D1 ) a layer of a material of high refractive index, especially Ti02,
(C1 ) a layer consisting of SiOZ,
(B) a layer arranged between the layers (C1) and (C2) and consisting of metal,
Si and O, and
(C2) a layer consisting of SiOZ, and
(D2) a layer of a material of high refractive index, especially Ti02, wherein
0.70 <_ z _< 2.0,
especially 1.10 <_ z _< 2.0, more especially 1.40 <_ z <_ 2Ø
In this embodiment the layer (B) preferably forms the core of the pigment,
wherein (C1 ) and
(C2) are only present on the parallel faces of the core. The layer (D2) of the
material of high
refractive index, especially TiOZ, can be present only on layers (C1 ) and
(C2), but is
preferably present on the whole surface of the pigment.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the interference
pigments comprise
materials having a "high" index of refraction, which is defined herein as an
index of refraction
of greater than about 1.65, and optionally materials having a "low" index of
refraction, which
is defined herein as an index of refraction of about 1.65 or less. Various
(dielectric) materials
that can be utilized include inorganic materials such as metal oxides, metal
suboxides, metal
fluorides, metal oxyhalides, metal sulfides, metal chalcogenides, metal
nitrides, metal
oxynitrides, metal carbides, combinations thereof, and the like, as well as
organic dielectric
materials. These materials are readily available and easily applied by
physical, or chemical
vapor deposition processes, or by wet chemical coating processes.
In an especially preferred embodiment, the interference pigments on the basis
of the silicon
oxidelmetal substrate comprises a further layer of a dielectric material
having a "high"
refractive index, that is to say a refractive index greater than about 1.65,
preferably greater
than about 2.0, most preferred greater than about 2.2, which is applied to the
entire surface
of the silicon oxide/metal substrate. Examples of such a dielectric material
are zinc sulfide
(ZnS), zinc oxide (Zn0), zirconium oxide (Zr02), titanium dioxide (Ti02),
carbon, indium oxide
(In203), indium tin oxide (ITO), tantalum pentoxide (Ta205), chromium oxide
(CrZ03), cerium
oxide (Ce02), yttrium oxide (Y203), europium oxide (Eu203), iron oxides such
as
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iron(II)/iron(III) oxide (Fe304) and iron(III) oxide (Fe203), hafnium nitride
(HfN), hafnium
carbide (HfC), hafnium oxide (Hf02), lanthanum oxide (La203), magnesium oxide
(Mg0),
neodymium oxide (Nd203), praseodymium oxide (PrsO~~), samarium oxide (Smz03),
antimony trioxide (Sb203), silicon monoxides (Si0), selenium trioxide (Sez03),
tin oxide
(SnOz), tungsten trioxide (W03), or combinations thereof. The dielectric
material is preferably
a metal oxide. It being possible for the metal oxide to be a single oxide or a
mixture of
oxides, with or without absorbing properties, for example, TiOZ, Zr02, Fe203,
Fe304, Cr203,
iron titanate, iron oxide hydrates, titanium suboxides, or ZnO, with Ti02
being especially
preferred.
It is possible to obtain pigments that are more intense in color and more
transparent by
applying, on top of the Ti02 layer, a metal oxide of low refractive index.
Nonlimiting examples
of suitable low index dielectric materials that can be used include silicon
dioxide (Si02),
aluminum oxide (AIZ03), and metal fluorides such as magnesium fluoride (MgF~),
aluminum
fluoride (AIF3), cerium fluoride (CeF3), lanthanum fluoride. (LaF3), sodium
aluminum fluorides
(e.g., Na3AIF6 or Na5A13F,4), neodymium fluoride (NdF3), samarium fluoride
(SmF3), barium
fluoride (BaF2), calcium fluoride (CaF2), lithium fluoride (LiF), combinations
thereof, or any
other low index material having an index of refraction of about 1.65 or less.
For example,
organic monomers and polymers can be utilized as low index materials,
including dienes or
alkenes such as acrylates (e.g., methacrylate), polymers of perfluoroalkenes,
polytetrafluoroethylene (TEFLON), polymers of fluorinated ethylene propylene
(FEP),
parylene, p-xylene, combinations thereof, and the like. Additionally, the
foregoing materials
include evaporated, condensed and cross-linked transparent acrylate layers,
which may be
deposited by methods described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,877,895, the disclosure of
which is
incorporated herein by reference. Si02, AI203, AIOOH, B203, or a mixture
thereof, are
preferred. SiOz is most preferred.
The metal oxide layers can be applied by CVD (chemical _vapour deposition) or
by wet
chemical coating. The metal oxide layers can be obtained by decomposition of
metal
carbonyls in the presence of water vapour (relatively low molecular weight
metal oxides such
as magnetite) or in the presence of oxygen and, where appropriate, water
vapour (e.g. nickel
oxide and cobalt oxide). The metal oxide layers are especially applied by
means of oxidative
gaseous phase decomposition of metal carbonyls (e.g. iron pentacarbonyl,
chromium
hexacarbonyl; EP-A-45 851 ), by means of hydrolytic gaseous phase
decomposition of metal
alcoholates (e.g. titanium and zirconium tetra-n- and -iso-propanolate; DE-A-
4.1 40 900) or of
metal halides (e.g. titanium tetrachloride; EP-A-338 428), by means of
oxidative
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decomposition of organyl tin compounds (especially alkyl tin compounds such as
tetrabutyltin
and tetramethyltin; DE-A-44 03 678) or by means of the gaseous phase
hydrolysis of organyl
silicon compounds (especially di-tert-butoxyacetoxysilane) described in EP-A-
668 329, it
being possible for the coating operation to be carried out in a fluidised-bed
reactor
(EP-A-045 851 and EP-A-106 235). AIZ03 layers (B) can advantageously be
obtained by
controlled oxidation during the cooling of aluminium-coated pigments, which is
otherwise
carried out under inert gas (DE-A-195 16 181).
Phosphate-, chromate- and/or vanadate-containing and also phosphate- and SiOa-
containing
metal oxide layers can be applied in accordance with the passivation methods
described in
DE-A-4.2 36 332 and in EP-A-678 561 by means of hydrolytic or oxidative
gaseous phase
decomposition of oxide-halides of the metals (e.g. CrOzCla, VOC13), especially
of phosphorus
oxyhalides (e.g. POC13), phosphoric and phosphorous acid esters (e.g. di- and
tri-methyl and
di- and tri-ethyl phosphite) and of amino-group-containing organyl silicon
compounds (e.g. 3
aminopropyl-triethoxy- and -trimethoxy-silane).
Layers of oxides of the metals zirconium, titanium, iron and zinc, oxide
hydrates of those
metals, iron titanates, titanium suboxides or mixtures thereof are preferably
applied by
precipitation by a wet chemical method, it being possible, where appropriate,
for the metal
oxides to be reduced. In the case of the wet chemical coating, the wet
chemical coating
methods developed for the production of pearlescent pigments may be used;
these are
described, for example, in DE-A-14 67 468, DE-A-19 59 988, DE-A-20 09 566,
DE-A-22 14 545, DE-A-22 15 191, DE-A-22 44 298, DE-A-23 13 331, DE-A-25 22
572,
DE-A-31 37 808, DE-A-31 37 809, DE-A-31 51 343, DE-A-31 51 354, DE-A-31 51
355,
DE-A-32 11 602 and DE-A-32 35 017, DE 195 99 88, WO 93/08237, WO 98/53001 and
W003/6558.
The metal oxide of high refractive index is preferably Ti02 and/or iron oxide,
and the metal
oxide of low refractive index is preferably Si02. Layers of Ti02 can be in the
rutile or anastase
modification, wherein the rutile modification is preferred. Ti02 layers can
also be reduced by
known means, for example ammonia, hydrogen, hydrocarbon vapor or mixtures
thereof, or
metal powders, as described in EP-A-735,114, DE-A-3433657, DE-A-4.125134, EP-A-
332071, EP-A-707,050 or W093/19131.
For the purpose of coating, the substrate particles are suspended in water and
one or more
hydrolysable metal salts are added at a pH suitable for the hydrolysis, which
is so selected
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that the metal oxides or metal oxide hydrates are precipitated directly onto
the particles
without subsidiary precipitation occurring. The pH is usually kept constant by
simultaneously
metering in a base. The pigments are then separated off, washed, dried and,
where
appropriate, calcinated, it being possible to optimise the calcinating
temperature with respect
to the coating in question. If desired, after individual coatings have been
applied, the
pigments can be separated off, dried and, where appropriate, calcinated, and
then again re-
suspended for the purpose of precipitating further layers.
The metal oxide layers are also obtainable, for example, in analogy to a
method described in
DE-A-195 01 307, by producing the metal oxide layer by controlled hydrolysis
of one or more
metal acid esters, where appropriate in the presence of an organic solvent and
a basic
catalyst, by means of a sol-gel process. Suitable basic catalysts are, for
example, amines,
such as triethylamine, ethylenediamine, tributylamine, dimethylethanolamine
and methoxy
propylamine. The organic solvent is a water-miscible organic solvent such as a
C~_4alcohol,
especially isopropanol.
Suitable metal acid esters are selected from alkyl and aryl alcoholates,
carboxylates, and
carboxyl-radical- or alkyl-radical- or aryl-radical-substituted alkyl
alcoholates or carboxylates
of vanadium, titanium, zirconium, silicon, aluminium and boron. The use of
triisopropyl
aluminate, tetraisopropyl titanate, tetraisopropyl zirconate, tetraethyl
orthosilicate and triethyl
borate is preferred. In addition, acetylacetonates and acetoacetylacetonates
of the afore-
mentioned metals may be used. Preferred examples of that type of metal acid
ester are
zirconium acetylacetonate, aluminium acetylacetonate, titanium acetylacetonate
and
diisobutyloleyl acetoacetylaluminate or diisopropyloleyl acetoacetylacetonate
and mixtures of
metal acid esters, for example Dynasil~ (Huls), a mixed aluminium/silicon
metal acid ester.
As a metal oxide having a high refractive index, titanium dioxide is
preferably used, the
method described in US-B-3 553 001 being used, in accordance with an
embodiment of the
present invention, for application of the titanium dioxide layers.
An aqueous titanium salt solution is slowly added to a suspension of the
material being
coated, which suspension has been heated to about 50-100°C, especially
70-80°C, and a
substantially constant pH value of about from 0.5 to 5, especially about from
1.2 to 2.5, is
maintained by simultaneously metering in a base such as, for example, aqueous
ammonia
solution or aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution. As soon as the desired
layer thickness of
precipitated TiOz has been achieved, the addition of titanium salt solution
and base is
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stopped.
This method, also referred to as a titration method, is distinguished by the
fact that an excess
of titanium salt is avoided. That is achieved by feeding in for hydrolysis,
per unit time, only
that amount which is necessary for even coating with the hydrated TiOZ and
which can be
taken up per unit time by the available surface of the particles being coated.
In principle, the
anatase form of Ti02 forms on the surface of the starting pigment. By adding
small amounts
of SnO~, however, it is possible to force the rutile structure to be formed.
For example, as
described in WO 93/08237, tin dioxide can be deposited before titanium dioxide
precipitation
and the product coated with titanium dioxide can be calcined at from 800 to
900°C.
The Ti02 can optionally be reduced by usual procedures: US-B-4,948,631 (NH3,
750-850
°C), W093/19131 (H2, > 900 °C) or DE-A-19843014 (solid reduction
agent, such as, for
example, silicon, > 600 °C).
Where appropriate, an Si02 (protective) layer can be applied on top of the
titanium dioxide
layer, for which the following method may be used: A soda waterglass solution
is metered in
to a suspension of the material being coated, which suspension has been heated
to about
50-100°C, especially 70-80°C. The pH is maintained at from 4 to
10, preferably from 6.5 to
8.5, by simultaneously adding 10 % hydrochloric acid. After addition of the
waterglass
solution, stirring is carried out for 30 minutes.
It is possible to obtain pigments that are more intense in colour and more
transparent by
applying, on top of the TiOz layer, a metal oxide of "low" refractive index,
that is to say a
refractive index smaller than about 1.65, such as Si02, AI203, AIOOH, B203 or
a mixture
thereof, preferably Si02, and applying a further Fe203 and/or Ti02 layer on
top of the latter
layer. Such multi-coated interference pigments comprising a silicon
oxide/metal substrate
and alternating metal oxide layers of with high and low refractive index can
be prepared in
analogy to the processes described in W098/53011 and W099/20695.
It is, in addition, possible to modify the powder colour of the pigment by
applying further
layers such as, for example, coloured metal oxides or Berlin Blue, compounds
of transition
metals, e.g. Fe, Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, or organic compounds such as dyes or colour
lakes.
In addition, the pigment according to the invention can also be coated with
poorly soluble,
firmly adhering, inorganic or organic colourants. Preference is given to the
use of colour
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lakes and, especially, aluminium colour lakes. For that purpose an aluminium
hydroxide layer
is precipitated, which is, in a second step, laked by using a colour lake (DE-
A-24 29 762 and
DE 29 28 287).
5 Furthermore, the pigment according to the invention may also have an
additional coating with
complex salt pigments, especially cyanoferrate complexes (EP-A-141173 and
DE-A-23 13 332).
To enhance the weather and light stability the multilayer silicon oxide flakes
can be,
10 depending on the field of application, subjected to a surface treatment.
Useful surface
treatments are, for example, described in DE-C-2215191, DE-A-3151354, DE-A-
3235017,
DE-A-3334598, DE-A-4030727, EP-A-649886, W097/29059, W099/57204, and US-A-
5,759,255. Said surface treatment might also facilitate the handling of the
pigment, especially
its incorporation into various application media.
Instead of the layer of the material having a high index of refraction a
semitransparent metal
layer can be applied. Suitable metals for the semi-transparent metal layer
are, for example,
Cr, Ti, Mo, W, AI, Cu, Ag, Au, or Ni. The semi-transparent metal layer has
typically a
thickness of between 5 and 25 nm, especially between 5 and 15 nm. The
semitransparent
metal layer can be applied by PVD.
Alternatively the metal layer can be obtained by wet chemical coating or by
chemical vapor
deposition, for example, gas phase deposition of metal carbonyls. The
substrate is
suspended in an aqueous and/or organic solvent containing medium in the
presence of a
metal compound and is deposited onto the substrate by addition of a reducing
agent. The
metal compound is, for example, silver nitrate or nickel acetyl acetonate
(W003/37993).
According to US-B-3,536,520 nickel chloride can be used as metal compound and
hypophosphite can be used as reducing agent. According to EP-A-353544 the
following
compounds can be used as reducing agents for the wet chemical coating:
aldehydes
(formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzalaldehyde), ketones (acetone), carboxylic
acids and
salts thereof (tartaric acid, ascorbic acid), reductones (isoascorbic acid,
triosereductone,
reductic acid), and reducing sugars (glucose).
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In another preferred embodiment of the present invention layer (B) in the
above described
preferred embodiments can be replaced by a structure layer (B)/Layer (A)/layer
(B), wherein
instead of layer (B) layer (B)/Layer (A)/layer (B) forms the core of the
pigment,
If in the above decribed embodiments aluminum is used as metal, the thickness
of layer (B)
and/or layer (A) and (B), if layer (A) is present, is generally in the range
of 5 to 100 nm,
especially 30 to 60 nm.
The thickness of the SiOZ layer (0.70 <_ z <_ 2.0) is generally 10 to 1000 nm.
The preferred
thickness of the SiOz layer depends on the desired color. Thicknesses of the
SiOZ layer above
500 nm lead to matt colors.
The Ti02 layer is preferably deposited by a wet chemical process. The
thickness of the Ti02
layer is generally 5 to 200 nm, especially 10 to 100 nm, more especially 20 to
50 nm.
The present invention is illustrated in more detail on the basis of aluminum
as metal and Ti02
as material of high refractive index.
The AI flakes coated with SiOy are prepared by a process comprising the
following steps (EP-
B-990715):
a) vapor-deposition of a separating agent onto a (movable) carrier to produce
a separating
agent layer,
b) deposition-deposition of an SiOy layer onto the separating agent layer,
wherein 0.70 s y <_
1.80,
c) deposition-deposition of an AI layer onto the SiOy layer,
d) deposition of an SiOy layer onto the AI layer,
e) dissolution of the separating agent layer in a solvent, and
f) separation of the SiOy from the solvent.
The SiOy layer being deposited-deposited from a vaporizer containing a charge
comprising a
mixture of Si and SiOZ, SiOy or a mixture thereof, the weight ratio of Si to
SiOz being
preferably in the range from 0.15:1 to 0.75:1, and especially containing a
stoichiometric
mixture of Si and SiOz. The SiO~.oo-~.s layer is formed preferably from
silicon monoxide vapour
produced in the vaporiser by reaction of a mixture of Si and Si02 at
temperatures of more
than 1300°C. The SIOp,7p_p,gg layer is formed preferably by evaporating
silicon monoxide
containing silicon in an amount up to 20 % by weight at temperatures of more
than 1300°C.
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The AI flakes coated with SiOy according to the above process have a high
plane-parallelism
and a defined thickness in the range of ~ 10 %, especially ~ 5 % of the
average thickness
and low reflectivity.
The SiOy layer in step b) and d) being deposited-deposited from a vaporizer
containing a
charge comprising a mixture of Si and Si02, SiOy or a mixture thereof, the
weight ratio of Si
to Si02 being preferably in the range from 0.15:1 to 0.75:1, and especially
containing a
stoichiometric mixture of Si and Si02. Step e) being advantageously carried
out at a pressure
that is higher than the pressure in steps a) and b) and lower than atmospheric
pressure. The
SiOY coated AI flakes obtainable by this method have a thickness in the range
preferably
from 20 to 2000 nm, especially from 20 to 500 nm, most preferred from 20 to
200 nm, the
ratio of the thickness to the surface area of the plane-parallel structures
being preferably less
than 0.01 prri ~ and the aspect ratio being at least 2:1. The silicon
oxide/aluminum flakes are
not of a uniform shape. Nevertheless, for purposes of brevity, the flakes will
be referred to as
having a "diameter." The silicon oxide/aluminum flakes have a high plane-
parallelism and a
defined thickness in the range of ~ 10 %, especially ~ 5 % of the average
thickness. The
silicon oxide /aluminum flakes have a thickness of from 20 to 2000 nm, very
especially from
100 to 350 nm. It is presently preferred that the diameter of the flakes be in
a preferred range
of about 1-60 p,m with a more preferred range of about 5-4.0 Vim. Thus, the
aspect ratio of the
flakes of the present invention is in a preferred range of about 14 to 400.
The silicon oxide layer (SiOy) in step b) and d) is formed preferably from
silicon monoxide
vapor produced in the vaporizer by reaction of a mixture of Si and Si02 at
temperatures of
more than 1300°C. The SiOo,~o-o.ss layer is formed preferably by
evaporating silicon monoxide
containing silicon in an amount up to 20 % by weight at temperatures of more
than 1300°C.
The deposition-deposition in steps a) and b) is carried out preferably under a
vacuum of
< 0.5 Pa. The dissolution of the separating agent layer in step e) is carried
out at a pressure
in the range preferably from 1 to 5 x 104 Pa, especially from 600 to 104 Pa,
and more
especially from 103 to 5 x 103 Pa.
The separating agent deposited-deposited onto the carrier in step a) may be a
lacquer, a
polymer, such as, for example, the (thermoplastic) polymers, in particular
acryl- or styrene
polymers or mixtures thereof, as described in US-B-6,398,999, an organic
substance soluble
in organic solvents or water and vaporizable in vacuo, such as anthracene,
anthraquinone,
acetamidophenol, acetylsalicylic acid, camphoric anhydride, benzimidazole,
benzene-1,2,4-
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tricarboxylic acid, biphenyl-2,2-dicarboxylic acid, bis(4-
hydroxyphenyl)sulfone,
dihydroxyanthraquinone, hydantoin, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-
sulfonic
acid monohydrate, 4-hydroxycoumarin, 7-hydroxycoumarin, 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-
carboxylic acid, isophthalic acid, 4,4-methylene-bis-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-
carboxylic acid,
naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydride, phthalimide and its potassium salt,
phenolphthalein,
phenothiazine, saccharin and its salts, tetraphenylmethane, triphenylene,
triphenylmethanol
or a mixture of at least two of those substances. The separating agent is
preferably an
inorganic salt soluble in water and vaporizable in vacuo (see, for example, DE
198 44 357),
such as sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, sodium
fluoride, potassium
fluoride, lithium fluoride, calcium fluoride, sodium aluminium fluoride and
disodium
tetraborate.
The movable carrier may consist of one or more discs, cylinders or other
rotationally
symmetrical bodies, which rotate about an axis (cf. W001/25500), and consists
preferably of
one or more continuous metal belts with or without a polymeric coating or of
one or more
polyimide or polyethylene terephthalate belts (US-B-6,270,840).
Step f) may comprise washing-out and subsequent filtration, sedimentation,
centrifugation,
decanting and/or evaporation. The plane-parallel structures of SiOy may,
however, also be
frozen together with the solvent in step d) and subsequently subjected to a
process of freeze-
drying, whereupon the solvent is separated off as a result of sublimation
below the triple
point and the dry SiOy remains behind in the form of individual plane-parallel
structures.
Except under an ultra-high vacuum, in technical vacuums of a few 10-Z Pa
vaporized Si0
always condenses as SiOy wherein 1 <_ y <_ 1.8, especially wherein 1.1 <_ y _<
1.8, because
high-vacuum apparatuses always contain, as a result of gas emission from
surfaces, traces
of water vapor which react with the readily reactive Si0 at vaporization
temperature.
On its further course, the belt-form carrier, which is closed to form a loop,
runs through
dynamic vacuum lock chambers of known mode of construction (cf. US-B-
6,270,840) into a
region of from 1 to 5 x 104 Pa pressure, preferably from 600 to 104 Pa
pressure, and
especially from 103 to 5 x 103 Pa pressure, where it is immersed in a
dissolution bath. The
temperature of the solvent should be so selected that its vapor pressure is in
the indicated
pressure range. With mechanical assistance, the separating agent layer rapidly
dissolves
and the product layer breaks up into flakes, which are then present in the
solvent in the form
of a suspension. On its further course, the belt is dried and freed from any
contaminants still
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adhering to it. It runs through a second group of dynamic vacuum lock chambers
back into
the vaporization chamber, where the process of coating with separating agent
and product
layer of SiOy/AI/SiOv is repeated.
The suspension then present in both cases, comprising product structures and
solvent, and
the separating agent dissolved therein, is then separated in a further
operation in accordance
with a known technique. For that purpose, the product structures are first
concentrated in the
liquid and rinsed several times with fresh solvent in order to wash out the
dissolved
separating agent. The product, in the form of a solid that is still wet, is
then separated off by
filtration, sedimentation, centrifugation, decanting or evaporation.
The product can then be brought to the desired particle size by means of
ultrasound or by
mechanical means using high-speed stirrers in a liquid medium, or after drying
the fragments
in an air-jet mill having a rotary classifier, or means of grinding or air-
sieving and delivered for
further use.
In detail, a salt, for example NaCI, followed by layers of silicon suboxide
(SiOy), aluminum
and SiOy are successively deposited-deposited onto a carrier, which may be a
continuous
metal belt, passing by way of the vaporizers under a vacuum of <0.5 Pa. The
deposited-
deposited thicknesses of salt are approximately from 20 to 100 nm, preferably
from 30 to
60 nm, and those of Si0 are, depending on the intended use of the product,
from 10 to
1000 nm, and those of aluminum from 10 to 100 nm.
On its further course, the belt-form carrier, which is closed to form a loop,
runs through
dynamic vacuum lock chambers of known mode of construction (cf. US-B-
6,270,840) into a
region of from 1 to 5 x 104 Pa pressure, preferably from 600 to 104 Pa
pressure, and
especially from 103 to 5 x 103 Pa pressure, where it is immersed in a
dissolution bath. The
temperature of the solvent should be so selected that its vapor pressure is in
the indicated
pressure range. With mechanical assistance, the separating agent layer rapidly
dissolves
and the product layer breaks up into flakes, which are then present in the
solvent in the form
of a suspension. On its further course, the belt is dried and freed from any
contaminants still
adhering to it. It runs through a second group of dynamic vacuum lock chambers
back into
the vaporization chamber, where the process of coating with separating agent
and product
layer of Si0 is repeated.
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The suspension then present in both cases, comprising product structures and
solvent, and
the separating agent dissolved therein, is then separated in a further
operation in accordance
with a known technique. For that purpose, the product structures are first
concentrated in the
liquid and rinsed several times with fresh solvent in order to wash out the
dissolved
5 separating agent. The product, in the form of a solid that is still wet, is
then separated off by
filtration, sedimentation, centrifugation, decanting or evaporation.
The product can then be brought to the desired particle size by means of
ultrasound or by
mechanical means using high-speed stirrers in a liquid medium, or after drying
the fragments
10 in an air jet mill having a rotary classifier, or means of grinding or air-
sieving and delivered for
further use.
Separating off the plane-parallel structures after washing-out at atmospheric
pressure can be
carried out under gentle conditions by freezing the suspension, which has been
concentrated
15 to a solids content of about 50 %, and subjecting it in known manner to
freeze-drying at
about -10°C and 50 Pa pressure. The dry substance remains behind as
product, which can
be subjected to the steps of further processing by means of coating or
chemical conversion.
Hence, a further aspect of the present invention is formed by plane-parallel
structures,
comprising (A) a layer consisting of a metal, especially aluminum, and (C) at
least one layer
consisting of SiOZ, wherein 0.70 <_ z <_ 2.0, especially 1.10 <_ z <_ 2.0,
more especially 1.40 <_ z
<_ 2Ø
For the further processing of the AI flakes coated with SiOy different
variants are possible:
Variant (1): calcination°in a non-oxidizing atmosphere (~ layer (B)),
calcination in the
presence of oxygen (SiOZ ~ SiOZ) and optionally coating of the obtained
pigments with Ti02
(Ti02/SiOZ/core/SiOZ/TiOZ), wherein core = layer (B) or layer (B)/ layer (A)/
layer (B).
Variant (2): calcination in a non-oxidizing atmosphere (~ layer (B)), coating
of the obtained
pigments with TiOZ (TiOz/SiOy/core/SiOy/TiOZ) and optionally calcination in
the presence of
oxygen (SiOy -3 SiOZ) (Ti02/SiOZ/core/SiOZITi02).
Variant (3): calcination in a non-oxidizing atmosphere (-j layer (B)), coating
of the obtained
pigments with TiOZ, calcination in a non-oxidizing atmosphere (~ layer (E))
(Ti02/layer
(E)/SiOy/core/SiOy/layer (E)/TiOz) and optionally calcination in the presence
of oxygen (SiOy
~ SiOZ) (TiOz/layer (E)/SiOZlcore/SiOZ/layer (E)/TiOz).
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Variant (4): coating of the obtained pigments with Ti02, calcination in a non-
oxidizing
atmosphere (~ layer (B) and layer (E)) (TiOa/layer (E)/SiOyIKern/SiOy/layer
(E)/Ti02) and
optionally calcination in the presence of oxygen (SiOy -~ SiOZ) (Ti02/layer
(E)/SiOz/core/SiOZ/layer (E)/TiOz)
The different variants are illustrated in more detail on the basis variants (1
) and (4):
Variant (1) (TiO2ISiOZIcoreISiOZITi02):
The SiO~coated metal platelets are calcined in a non-oxidizing gaseous
atmosphere at a
temperature above 600 °C, preferably in the range of from 700 to 1100
°C for more then 10
minutes, preferably for several hours. The calcination is conducted in a non-
oxidizing
gaseous atmosphere, such as, for example, Ar and/or He, wherein Ar is
preferred, optionally
under reduced pressure, preferably a pressure of less than 700 Torr (0,9333
105 N/m2).
The SiO~coated metal platelets can then be subjected to oxidative heat
treatment. For
example, air or some other oxygen-containing gas is passed through the
platelets, which are
in the.form of loose material or in a fluidized bed, at a temperature of more
than 200°C, pref-
erably more than 400°C and especially from 500 to 1000°C,
wherein SiOy is oxidized to SiOZ.
The Ti02 coating can easily be applied to the SiO~coated metal platelets by
physical, or
chemical vapor deposition processes, or by wet chemical coating processes.
For the purpose of coating, the substrate particles are suspended in water and
one or more
hydrolysable titanium salts are added at a pH suitable for the hydrolysis,
which is so selected
that the metal oxides or metal oxide hydrates are precipitated directly onto
the particles
without subsidiary precipitation occurring. The pH is usually kept constant by
simultaneously
metering in a base. The pigments are then separated off, washed, dried and,
where
appropriate, calcined, it being possible to optimize the calcining temperature
with respect to
the coating in question. If desired, after individual coatings have been
applied, the pigments
can be separated off, dried and, where appropriate, calcined, and then again
re-suspended
for the purpose of precipitating further layers.
The metal oxide layers are obtainable, for example, in analogy to a method
described in
DE-A-195 01 307, by producing the titanium oxide layer by controlled
hydrolysis of one or
more titanium acid esters, where appropriate in the presence of an organic
solvent and a
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basic catalyst, by means of a sol-gel process. Suitable basic catalysts are,
for example,
amines, such as triethylamine, ethylenediamine, tributylamine,
dimethylethanolamine and
methoxypropylamine. The organic solvent is a water-miscible organic solvent
such as a
C~_4alcohol, especially isopropanol.
Suitable titanium acid esters are selected from alkyl and aryl alcoholates,
carboxylates, and
carboxyl-radical- or alkyl-radical- or aryl-radical-substituted alkyl
alcoholates or carboxylates
of titanium. The use of tetraisopropyl titanate is preferred. In addition,
acetylacetonates and
acetoacetylacetonates of titanium may be used. A preferred example of that
type of titanium
acid ester is titanium acetylacetonate.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method
described in
US-B-3 553 001 is used for application of the titanium dioxide layers.
An aqueous titanium salt solution is slowly added to a suspension of the
material being
coated, which suspension has been heated to about 50-100°C, especially
70-80°C, and a
substantially constant pH value of about from 0.5 to 5, especially about from
1.2 to 2.5, is
maintained by simultaneously metering in a base such as, for example, aqueous
ammonia
solution or aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution. As soon as the desired
layer thickness of
precipitated TiO~ has been achieved, the addition of titanium salt solution
and base is
stopped.
This method, also referred to as a titration method, is distinguished by the
fact that an excess
of titanium salt is avoided. That is achieved by feeding in for hydrolysis,
per unit time, only
that amount which is necessary for even coating with the hydrated TiOz and
which can be
taken up per unit time by the available surface of the particles being coated.
In principle, the
anatase form of TiOz forms on the surface of the starting pigment. By adding
small amounts
of SnOz, however, it is possible to force the rutile structure to be formed.
For example, as
described in WO 93/08237, tin dioxide can be deposited before titanium dioxide
precipitation
and the product coated with titanium dioxide can be calcined at from 800 to
900°C.
The product can then be brought to the desired particle size by means of
ultrasound or by
mechanical means using high-speed stirrers in a liquid medium, or after drying
the fragments
in an air jet mill having a rotary classifier, or means of grinding or air-
sieving and delivered for
further use.
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It is possible for the weathering resistance to be increased by means of an
additional coating,
which at the same time causes an optimal adaptation to the binder system (EP-A-
268918
and EP-A-632109).
Variant (4) (TiOZllayer (E)ISiOZIcoreISiOZllayer (E)ITiOz:
As described above the SiOy coated metal platelets are coated with TiOz and
then calcined
in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. In this way an additional layer (E) is produced
besides the
layer (B), which is formed by calcination of TiOa/SiOy. It is assumed that
calcining TiO~/SiOy
in a non-oxidizing atmosphere produces an intermediate layer that causes a
change in the
refractive index. However, the possibility that the intermediate layer is not
a continuous layer
and that, rather, only individual regions at the interface of TiOZ and SiOy
undergo a
conversion that causes a change in the refractive index cannot be ruled out.
It is further
assumed that the change in the refractive index is due to the reduction of
TiO2 by SiOy.
The principle according to the invention is based, therefore, on producing, by
reduction of
TiOZ with SiOy, an intermediate layer that causes a change in the refractive
index.
TIOZ + SIOy ~ SiOy+a +' TIO2_a
Instead of Ti02, another metal oxide that has a refractive index greater than
1.5 and that
could be reduced by SiOy, such as, for example, Fe203, could also be used.
Accordingly, further preferred embodiments of the present invention are
directed to pigments
having a layer structure, Ti02/SiOZ/core/SiOZ/Ti02, wherein the core is formed
of a layer (B)
or of a layer (B)/layer (A)/layer (B), wherein the layer (B) is only applied
to the plane-parallel
faces, but not the side faces of layer (A), wherein the SiOy layer is only
present on the plane-
parallel faces, but not the side faces and the Ti02 layer is applied to the
whole surface; as
well as pigments having a layer structure, Ti0 z/layer
(E)/SiOylcore/SiOyllayer (E)/TiO~,
wherein the core is formed of a layer (B) or of a layer (B)/layer (A)/layer
(B), wherein the
layer (B) is only applied to the plane-parallel faces, but not the side faces
of a layer (A),
wherein the SiOy layer and the layer (E) is only present on the plane-parallel
faces, but not
the side faces and the Ti02 layer is applied to the whole surface. In this
embodiment the
layer (A) consists preferably of aluminum. The layer (B) is preferably derived
from aluminum.
If desired, the Ti02 can be reduced to titanium suboxides by usual methods, as
described, for
example in US-A-4.,948,631, JP H4-20031, DE-A-19618562 and DE-A-198 43 014).
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It is possible to obtain pigments that are more intense in color and more
transparent by
applying, on top of the Ti02 layer, a metal oxide of "low" refractive index,
that is to say a
refractive index smaller than about 1.65, such as Si02, AI203, AIOOH, B2O3 or
a mixture
thereof, preferably SiO2, and applying a further Fe203 and/or Ti02 layer on
top of the latter
layer. Such multi-coated interference pigments comprising a silicon oxide
substrate and
alternating metal oxide layers of with high and low refractive index can be
prepared in
analogy to the processes described in W098/53011 and W099120695.
Where appropriate, an SiOz (protective) layer can be applied on top of the
titanium dioxide
layer, for which the following method may be used: A soda water glass solution
is metered in
to a suspension of the material being coated, which suspension has been heated
to about
50-100°C, especially 70-80°C. The pH is maintained at from 4 to
10, preferably from 6.5 to
8.5, by simultaneously adding 10 % hydrochloric acid. After addition of the
water glass
solution, stirring is carried out for 30 minutes.
It is, in addition, possible to modify the powder color of the pigment by
applying further layers
such as, for example, colored metal oxides or Berlin Blue, compounds of
transition metals,
e.g. Fe, Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, or organic compounds such as dyes or color lakes.
It is furthermore possible to subject the finished pigment to subsequent
coating or
subsequent treatment which further increases the light, weather and chemical
stability or
which facilitates handling of the pigment, especially its incorporation into
various media. For
example, the procedures described in DE-A-22 15 191, DE-A-31 51 354, DE-A-32
35 017,
DE-A-33 34 598, DE-A-4030727, EP-A-649886, W097/29059, W099/57204, and US-A-
5,759,255 are suitable as subsequent treatment or subsequent coating.
In addition, the pigment according to the invention can also be coated with
poorly soluble,
firmly adhering, inorganic or organic colorants. Preference is given to the
use of color lakes
and, especially, aluminum color lakes. For that purpose an aluminum hydroxide
layer is
precipitated, which is, in a second step, laced by using a color lake (DE-A-24
29 762 and
DE 29 28 287).
Furthermore, the pigment according to the invention may also have an
additional coating with
complex salt pigments, especially cyan ferrate complexes (EP-A-141173 and
DE-A-23 13 332).
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After the SiOy coated metal flakes have been calcined, as described in Variant
(1 ), in a non-
oxidizing gaseous atmosphere at a temperature above 600 °C, preferably
in the range of
from 700 to 1100 °C for more then 10 minutes, preferably for several
hours, they can also be
caused to react in a gas-tight reactor heatable to a maximum of about
1500°C, preferably in
5 the form of loose material, with a carbon-containing gas selected from
alkynes, for example
acetylene, alkenes, for example methane, alkenes, aromatic compounds or the
like, and
mixtures thereof optionally in admixture with an oxygen containing compound,
such as, for
example, aldehydes, ketones, water, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide or the
like, or
mixtures thereof, at from 500 to 1500°C, preferably from 500 to
1000°C, and advantageously
10 with the exclusion of oxygen. In order to temper the reaction, an inert
gas, for example argon
or helium, may be admixed with the carbon-containing gas (W003/68868).
At pressures of less than about 1 Pa the reaction generally also proceeds too
slowly
whereas, especially when the carbon-containing gases are less reactive or are
highly diluted
15 with inert gas, it is perfectly possible to operate at pressures of up to
about 4000 bar, as are
routinely used, for example, in HIP ("hot isocratic pressing") systems.
In such carbonization, it is possible for all of the SiOy to be reacted to
form SiC; preferably
from 5 to 90 % by weight of the SiOy are reacted to form SiC. The temperature
for the
20 process of conversion of SiOy to SiC is from 500° to 1500°C,
preferably from 500°C to
1000°C, with a process duration of from about one hour to about twenty
hours. The reaction
takes place starting from the surface of the plane-parallel structures and
accordingly results
in a gradient rather than a sharp transition. This means that, in that
embodiment, the SiC-
containing layer consists of (SiOy)a and (SiC)b, wherein 0 <_ a < 1 and 0 < b
<_ 1, with b being
1 and a being 0 close to the surface of the pigment and the amount of SiC
approaching 0
close to the boundary with the SiOy substrate. The SiOy structures are
sufficiently porous for
such a reaction not to be limited only to the uppermost layer of SiOy
molecules.
According to this process variant pigments having the following layer
structure,
SiC/SiOy/corelSiOy/SiC, can be obtained, which can be converted to pigments
having the
following layer structure, SiC/SiOZ/coreISiOZ/SiC, by calcination in the
presence of oxygen.
The pigments obtained by this process are new and are a further subject of the
present
invention.
Instead of a layer of a metal oxide having a high index of refraction US-B-
6,524,381
materials, such as diamond-like carbon and amorphous carbon, can be deposited
by
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plasma-assisted vacuum methods (using vibrating conveyors, rotating drum
coaters,
oscillatory drum coaters, and free-fall chambers) as described, for example in
US-B-
6,524,381, on the SiOZ coated metal substrates.
Consequently, the present invention also relates to plane-parallel structures
(pigments)
based on silicon oxide/metal substrates having on their surface a carbon layer
especially a
diamond-like carbon layer having a thickness of 5 to 150 nm, especially 20 to
50 nm.
In the method described, for example, in US-B-6,015,597, diamond-like network
(DLN)
coatings are deposited onto particles from carbon-containing gases, such as,
for example,
acetylene, methane, butadiene and mixtures of these and optionally Ar, and
optionally gases
containing additional components by plasma deposition. Deposition occurs at
reduced
pressures (relative to atmospheric pressure) and in a controlled environment.
A carbon rich
plasma is created in a reaction chamber by applying an electric field to a
carbon-containing
gas. Particles to be coated are held in a vessel or container in the reactor
and are agitated
while in proximity to the plasma. Species within the plasma react on the
particle surface to
form covalent bonds, resulting in DLN on the surface of the particles.
The term "diamond-like network" (DLN) refers to amorphous films or coatings
comprised of
carbon and optionally comprising one or more additional components selected
from the
group consisting of hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, silicon, sulfur,
titanium, and copper.
The diamond-like networks comprise approximately 30 to 100 atomic percent
carbon, with
optional additional components making up the remainder
Metallic or non-metallic, inorganic platelet-shaped particles or pigments are
effect pigments,
(especially metal effect pigments or interference pigments), that is to say,
pigments that,
besides impan:ing color to an application medium, impart additional
properties, for example
angle dependency of the color (flop), lustre (not surface gloss) or texture.
On metal effect
pigments, substantially oriented reflection occurs at directionally oriented
pigment particles.
In the case of interference pigments, the imparting-imparting effect is due to
the
phenomenon of interference of light in thin, highly refractive layers.
The pigments according to the invention can be used for all customary
purposes, for
example for coloring polymers in the mass, coatings (including effect
finishes, including those
for the automotive sector) and printing inks (including offset printing,
intaglio printing,
bronzing and flexographic printing), and also, for example, for applications
in cosmetics, in
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ink jet printing, for dyeing textiles, glazes for ceramics and glass as well
as laser marking of
papers and plastics. Such applications are known from reference works, for
example
"Industrielle Organische Pigmente" (W. Herbst and K. Hunger, VCH
Verlagsgesellschaft
mbH, Weinheim/New York, 2nd, completely revised edition, 1995).
When the pigments according to the invention are interference pigments (effect
pigments),
they are goniochromatic and result in brilliant, highly saturated (lustrous)
colors. They are
accordingly very especially suitable for combination with conventional,
transparent pigments,
for example organic pigments such as, for example, diketopyrrolopyrroles,
quinacridones,
dioxazines, perylenes, isoindolinones etc., it being possible for the
transparent pigment to
have a similar color to the effect pigment. Especially interesting combination
effects are
obtained, however, in analogy to, for example, EP-A-388 932 or EP-A-4.02 943,
when the
color of the transparent pigment and that of the effect pigment are
complementary.
The pigments according to the invention can be used with excellent results for
pigmenting
high molecular weight organic material.
The high molecular weight organic material for the pigmenting of which the
pigments or
pigment compositions according to the invention may be used may be of natural
or synthetic
origin. High molecular weight organic materials usually have molecular weights
of about from
103 to 10$ g/mol or even more. They may be, for example, natural resins,
drying oils, rubber
or casein, or natural substances derived therefrom, such as chlorinated
rubber, oil-modified
alkyd resins, viscose, cellulose ethers or esters, such as ethylcellulose,
cellulose acetate,
cellulose propionate, cellulose acetobutyrate or nitrocellulose, but
especially totally synthetic
organic polymers (thermosetting plastics and thermoplastics), as are obtained
by
polymerisation, polycondensation or polyaddition. From the class of the
polymerisation resins
there may be mentioned, especially, polyolefins, such as polyethylene,
polypropylene or
polyisobutylene, and also substituted polyole~ns, such as polymerisation
products of vinyl
chloride, vinyl acetate, styrene, acrylonitrile, acrylic acid esters,
methacrylic acid esters or
butadiene, and also copolymerisation products of the said monomers, such as
especially
ABS or EVA.
From the series of the polyaddition resins and polycondensation resins there
may be
mentioned, for example, condensation products of formaldehyde with phenols, so-
called
phenoplasts, and condensation products of formaldehyde with urea, thiourea or
melamine, so-
called aminoplasts, and the polyesters used as surface-coating resins, either
saturated, such
as alkyd resins, or unsaturated, such as maleate resins; also linear
polyesters and polyamides,
polyurethanes or silicones.
The said high molecular weight compounds may be present singly or in mixtures,
in the form
of plastic masses or melts. They may also be present in the form of their
monomers or in the
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polymerised state in dissolved form as film-formers or binders for coatings or
printing inks,
such as, for example, boiled linseed oil, nitrocellulose, alkyd resins,
melamine resins and
urea-formaldehyde resins or acrylic resins.
Depending on the intended purpose, it has proved advantageous to use the
effect pigments
or effect pigment compositions according to the invention as toners or in the
form of
preparations. Depending on the conditioning method or intended application, it
may be
advantageous to add certain amounts of texture-improving agents to the effect
pigment
before or after the conditioning process, provided that this has no adverse
effect on use of
the effect pigments for coloring high molecular weight organic materials,
especially
polyethylene. Suitable agents are, especially, fatty acids containing at least
18 carbon atoms,
for example stearic or behenic acid, or amides or metal salts thereof,
especially magnesium
salts, and also plasticisers, waxes, resin acids, such as abietic acid, rosin
soap, alkylphenols
or aliphatic alcohols, such as stearyl alcohol, or aliphatic 1,2-dihydroxy
compounds
containing from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, such as 1,2-dodecanediol, and also
modified
colophonium maleate resins or fumaric acid colophonium resins. The texture-
improving
agents are added in amounts of preferably from 0.1 to 30 % by weight,
especially from 2 to
15 % by weight, based on the end product.
The (effect) pigments according to the invention can be added in any
tinctorially effective
amount to the high molecular weight organic material being pigmented. A
pigmented
substance composition comprising a high molecular weight organic material and
from 0.01 to~
80 % by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 30 % by weight, based on the high
molecular weight
organic material, of an pigment according to the invention is advantageous.
Concentrations
of from 1 to 20 % by weight, especially of about 1,0 % by weight, can often be
used in
practice.
High concentrations, for example those above 30 % by weight, are usually in
the form of
concentrates ("masterbatches") which can be used as colorants for producing
pigmented
materials having a relatively low pigment content, the pigments according to
the invention
having an extraordinarily low viscosity in customary formulations so that they
can still be
processed well.
For the purpose of pigmenting organic materials, the effect pigments according
to the
invention may be used singly. It is, however, also possible, in order to
achieve different hues
or color effects, to add any desired amounts of other imparting-imparting
constituents, such
as white, colored, black or effect pigments, to the high molecular weight
organic substances
in addition to the effect pigments according to the invention. When colored
pigments are
used in admixture with the effect pigments according to the invention, the
total amount is
preferably from 0.1 to 10 % by weight, based on the high molecular weight
organic material.
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Especially high goniochromicity is provided by the preferred combination of an
effect pigment
according to the invention with a colored pigment of another color, especially
of a
complementary color, with colorations made using the effect pigment and
colorations made
using the colored pigment having, at a measurement angle of 10°, a
difference in hue (~H*)
of from 20 to 340, especially from 150 to 210.
Preferably, the effect pigments according to the invention are combined with
transparent
colored pigments, it being possible for the transparent colored pigments to be
present either
in the same medium as the effect pigments according to the invention or in a
neighbouring
medium. An example of an arrangement in which the effect pigment and the
colored pigment
are advantageously present in neighbouring media is a multi-layer effect
coating.
The pigmenting of high molecular weight organic substances with the pigments
according to
the invention is carried out, for example, by admixing such a pigment, where
appropriate in
the form of a masterbatch, with the substrates using roll mills or mixing or
grinding
apparatuses. The pigmented material is then brought into the desired final
form using
methods known per se, such as calendering, compression moulding, extrusion,
coating,
pouring or injection moulding. Any additives customary in the plastics
industry, such as
plasticisers, fillers or stabilisers, can be added to the polymer, in
customary amounts, before
or after incorporation of the pigment. In particular, in order to produce non-
rigid shaped
articles or to reduce their brittleness, it is desirable to add plasticisers,
for example esters of
phosphoric acid, phthalic acid or sebacic acid, to the high molecular weight
compounds prior
to shaping.
For pigmenting coatings and printing inks, the high molecular weight organic
materials and
the effect pigments according to the invention, where appropriate together
with customary
additives such as, for example, fillers, other pigments, siccatives or
plasticisers, are finely
dispersed or dissolved in the same organic solvent or solvent mixture, it
being possible for
the individual components to be dissolved or dispersed separately or for a
number of
components to be dissolved or dispersed together, and only thereafter for all
the components
to be brought together.
Dispersing an effect pigment according to the invention in the high molecular
weight organic
material being pigmented, and processing a pigment composition according to
the invention,
are preferably carried out subject to conditions under which only relatively
weak shear forces
occur so that the effect pigment is not broken up into smaller portions.
Plastics comprising the pigment of the invention in amounts of 0.1 to 50 % by
weight, in
particular 0.5 to 7 % by weight. In the coating sector, the pigments of the
invention are
employed in amounts of 0.1 to 10 % by weight. In the pigmentation of binder
systems, for
example for paints and printing inks for intaglio, offset or screen printing,
the pigment is
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incorporated into the printing ink in amounts of 0.1 to 50 % by weight,
preferably 5 to 30 % by
weight and in particular 8 to 15 % by weight.
The colorations obtained, for example in plastics, coatings or printing inks,
especially in
coatings or printing inks, more especially in coatings, are distinguished by
excellent
5 properties, especially by extremely high saturation, outstanding fastness
properties and high
goniochromicity.
When the high molecular weight material being pigmented is a coating, it is
especially a
speciality coating, very especially an automotive finish.
10 The effect pigments according to the invention are also suitable for making-
up the lips or the
skin and for coloring the hair or the nails.
The invention accordingly relates also to a cosmetic preparation or
formulation comprising
from 0.0001 to 90 % by weight of a pigment, especially an effect pigment,
according to the
invention and from 10 to 99.9999 % of a cosmetically suitable carrier
material, based on the
15 total weight of the cosmetic preparation or formulation.
Such cosmetic preparations or formulations are, for example, lipsticks,
blushers, foundations,
nail varnishes and hair shampoos.
The pigments may be used singly or in the form of mixtures. It is, in
addition, possible to use
pigments according to the invention together with other pigments and/or
colorants, for
20 example in combinations as described hereinbefore or as known in cosmetic
preparations.
The cosmetic preparations and formulations according to the invention
preferably contain the
pigment according to the invention in an amount from 0.005 to 50 % by weight,
based on the
total weight of the preparation.
Suitable carrier materials for the cosmetic preparations and formulations
according to the
25 invention include the customary materials used in such compositions.
The cosmetic preparations and formulations according to the invention may be
in the form of,
for example, sticks, ointments, creams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions,
powders or
solutions. They are, for example, lipsticks, mascara preparations, blushers,
eye-shadows,
foundations, eyeliners, powder or nail varnishes.
If the preparations are in the form of sticks, for example lipsticks, eye-
shadows, blushers or
foundations, the preparations consist for a considerable part of fatty
components, which may
consist of one or more waxes, for example ozokerite, lanolin, lanolin alcohol,
hydrogenated
lanolin, acetylated lanolin, lanolin wax, beeswax, candelilla wax,
microcrystalline wax,
carnauba wax, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, cocoa butter, lanolin fatty
acids, petrolatum,
petroleum jelly, mono-, di- or tri-glycerides or fatty esters thereof that are
solid at 25°C,
silicone waxes, such as methyloctadecane-oxypolysiloxane and
poly(dimethylsiloxy)-
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stearoxysiloxane, stearic acid monoethanolamine, colophane and derivatives
thereof, such
as glycol abietates and glycerol abietates, hydrogenated oils that are solid
at 25°C, sugar
glycerides and oleates, myristates, lanolates, stearates and
dihydroxystearates of calcium,
magnesium, zirconium and aluminum.
The fatty component may also consist of a mixture of at least one wax and at
least one oil, in
which case the following oils, for example, are suitable: paraffin oil,
purcelline oil,
perhydrosqualene, sweet almond oil, avocado oil, calophyllum oil, castor oil,
sesame oil,
jojoba oil, mineral oils having a boiling point of about from 310 to
410°C, silicone oils, such as
dimethylpolysiloxane, linoleyl alcohol, linolenyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol,
cereal grain oils, such
as wheatgerm oil, isopropyl lanolate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl
myristate, butyl myristate,
cetyl myristate, hexadecyl stearate, butyl stearate, decyl oleate, acetyl
glycerides, octanoates
and decanoates of alcohols and polyalcohols, for example of glycol and
glycerol, ricinoleates
of alcohols and polyalcohols, for example of cetyl alcohol, isostearyl
alcohol, isocetyl
lanolate, isopropyl adipate, hexyl laurate and octyl dodecanol.
The fatty components in such preparations in the form of sticks may generally
constitute up
to 99.91 % by weight of the total weight of the preparation.
The cosmetic preparations and formulations according to the invention may
additionally
comprise further constituents, such as, for example, glycols, polyethylene
glycols,
polypropylene glycols, monoalkanolamides, non-coloured polymeric, inorganic or
organic
fillers, preservatives, UV filters or other adjuvants and additives customary
in cosmetics, for
example a natural or synthetic or partially synthetic di- or tri-glyceride, a
mineral oil, a silicone
oil, a wax, a fatty alcohol, a Guerbet alcohol or ester thereof, a lipophilic
functional cosmetic
active ingredient, including sun-protection filters, or a mixture of such
substances.
A lipophilic functional cosmetic active ingredient suitable for skin
cosmetics, an active
ingredient composition or an active ingredient extract is an ingredient or a
mixture of ingre
dients that is approved for dermal or topical application. The following may
be mentioned by
way of example:
- active ingredients having a cleansing action on the skin surface and the
hair; these
include all substances that serve to cleanse the skin, such as oils, soaps,
synthetic
detergents and solid substances;
- active ingredients having a deodorising and perspiration-inhibiting action:
they include
antiperspirants based on aluminium salts or zinc salts, deodorants comprising
bactericidal or bacteriostatic deodorising substances, for example triclosan,
hexachlorophene, alcohols and cationic substances, such as, for example,
quaternary
ammonium salts, and odour absorbers, for example ~Grillocin (combination of
zinc
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ricinoleate and various additives) or triethyl citrate (optionally in
combination with an
antioxidant, such as, for example, butyl hydroxytoluene) or ion-exchange
resins;
- active ingredients that offer protection against sunlight (UV filters):
suitable active
ingredients are filter substances (sunscreens) that are able to absorb UV
radiation from
sunlight and convert it into heat; depending on the desired action, the
following light
protection agents are preferred: light-protection agents that selectively
absorb sunburn-
causing high-energy UV radiation in the range of approximately from 280 to 315
nm
(UV-B absorbers) and transmit the longer-wavelength range of, for example,
from 315 to
400 nm (UV-A range), as well as light-protection agents that absorb only the
longer-
wavelength radiation of the UV-A range of from 315 to 400 nm (UV-A absorbers);
suitable light-protection agents are, for example, organic UV absorbers from
the class of
the p-aminobenzoic acid derivatives, salicylic acid derivatives, benzophenone
derivatives, dibenzoylmethane derivatives, diphenyl acrylate derivatives,
benzofuran
derivatives, polymeric UV absorbers comprising one or more organosilicon
radicals,
cinnamic acid derivatives, camphor derivatives, trianilino-s-triazine
derivatives, phenyl-
benzimidazolesulfonic acid and salts thereof, menthyl anthranilates,
benzotriazole
derivatives, andlor an inorganic micropigment selected from aluminium oxide-
or silicon
dioxide-coated Ti02, zinc oxide or mica;
- active ingredients against insects (repellents) are agents that are intended
to prevent
insects from touching the skin and becoming active there; they drive insects
away and
evaporate slowly; the most frequently used repellent is diethyl toluamide
(DEET); other
common repellents will be found, for example, in "Pflegekosmetik" (W. Raab and
U.
Kindl, Gustav-Fischer-Verlag Stuttgart/New York,1991 ) on page 161;
- active ingredients for protection against chemical and mechanical
influences: these
include all substances that form a barrier between the skin and external
harmful
substances, such as, for example, paraffin oils, silicone oils, vegetable
oils, PCl_
products and lanolin for protection against aqueous solutions, film-forming
agents, such
as sodium alginate, triethanolamine alginate, polyacrylates, polyvinyl alcohol
or cellulose
ethers for protection against the effect of organic solvents, or substances
based on
mineral oils, vegetable oils or silicone oils as "lubricants" for protection
against severe
mechanical stresses on the skin;
- moisturising substances: the following substances, for example, are used as
moisture-
controlling agents (moisturisers): sodium lactate, urea, alcohols, sorbitol,
glycerol,
propylene glycol, collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid;
- active ingredients having a keratoplastic effect: benzoyl peroxide, retinoic
acid, colloidal
sulfur and resorcinol;
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- antimicrobial agents, such as, for example, triclosan or quaternary ammonium
compounds;
- oily or oil-soluble vitamins or vitamin derivatives that can be applied
dermally: for
example vitamin A (retinol in the form of the free acid or derivatives
thereof), panthenol,
pantothenic acid, folic acid, and combinations thereof, vitamin E
(tocopherol), vitamin F;
essential fatty acids; or niacinamide (nicotinic acid amide);
- vitamin-based placenta extracts: active ingredient compositions comprising
especially
vitamins A, C, E, B~, B~, B6, 8~2, folic acid and biotin, amino acids and
enzymes as well
as compounds of the trace elements magnesium, silicon, phosphorus, calcium,
manganese, iron or copper;
- skin repair complexes: obtainable from inactivated and disintegrated
cultures of bacteria
of the bifidus group;
- plants and plant extracts: for example arnica, aloe, beard lichen, ivy,
stinging nettle,
ginseng, henna, camomile, marigold, rosemary, sage, horsetail or thyme;
- animal extracts: for example royal jelly, propolis, proteins or thymus
extracts;
- cosmetic oils that can be applied dermally: neutral oils of the Miglyol 812
type, apricot
kernel oil, avocado oil, babassu oil, cottonseed oil, borage oil, thistle oil,
groundnut oil,
gamma-oryzanol, rosehip-seed oil, hemp oil, hazelnut oil, blackcurrant-seed
oil, jojoba oil,
cherry-stone oil, salmon oil, linseed oil, cornseed oil, macadamia nut oil,
almond oil, evening
primrose oil, mink oil, olive oil, pecan nut oil, peach kernel oil, pistachio
nut oil, rape oil, rice-
seed oil, castor oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil,
tea tree oil,
grapeseed oil or wheatgerm oil.
The preparations in stick form are preferably anhydrous but may in certain
cases comprise a
certain amount of water which, however, in general does not exceed 40 % by
weight, based
on the total weight of the cosmetic preparation.
If the cosmetic preparations and formulations according to the invention are
in the form of
semi-solid products, that is to say in the form of ointments or creams, they
may likewise be
anhydrous or aqueous. Such preparations and formulations are, for example,
mascaras,
eyeliners, foundations, blushers, eye-shadows, or compositions for treating
rings under the
eyes.
If, on the other hand, such ointments or creams are aqueous, they are
especially emulsions
of the water-in-oil type or of the oil-in-water type that comprise, apart from
the pigment, from
1 to 98.8 % by weight of the fatty phase, from 1 to 98.8 % by weight of the
aqueous phase
and from 0.2 to 30 % by weight of an emulsifier.
Such ointments and creams may also comprise further conventional additives,
such as, for
example, perfumes, antioxidants, preservatives, gel-forming agents, UV
filters, colorants,
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pigments, pearlescent agents, non-coloured polymers as well as inorganic or
organic fillers.
If the preparations are in the form of a powder, they consist substantially of
a mineral or
inorganic or organic filler such as, for example, talcum, kaolin, starch,
polyethylene powder
or polyamide powder, as well as adjuvants such as binders, colorants etc..
Such preparations may likewise comprise various adjuvants conventionally
employed in
cosmetics, such as fragrances, antioxidants, preservatives etc..
If the cosmetic preparations and formulations according to the invention are
nail varnishes,
they consist essentially of nitrocellulose and a natural or synthetic polymer
in the form of a
solution in a solvent system, it being possible for the solution to comprise
other adjuvants, for
example pearlescent agents.
In that embodiment, the coloured polymer is present in an amount of
approximately from 0.1
to 5 % by weight.
The cosmetic preparations and formulations according to the invention may also
be used for
colouring the hair, in which case they are used in the form of shampoos,
creams or gels that
are composed of the base substances conventionally employed in the cosmetics
industry
and a pigment according to the invention.
The cosmetic preparations and formulations according to the invention are
prepared in
conventional manner, for example by mixing or stirring the components
together, optionally
with heating so that the mixtures melt.
The Examples that follow illustrate the invention without limiting the scope
thereof. Unless
otherwise indicated, percentages and parts are percentages and parts by
weight,
respectively.
Examples
Example 1
A layer of NaCI having a thickness of about 50 nm is evaporated in a vacuum
chamber on a
metal carrier at a pressure below about 10-~ Pa. Then at the same pressure the
following
layers are deposited successively: SiO, AI and SiO, wherein a film having the
following layer
structure is formed on the metal carrier:
Si0 (270 nm)/AI (40 nm)/Si0 (270 nm)
Subsequently, the separating agent is dissolved in deionised water, the
(Si0/AI/Si0) layer,
which is insoluble, breaks up into flakes. The suspension is, at atmospheric
pressure,
concentrated by filtration and rinsed several times with deionised water in
order to remove
Na+ and CI- ions that are present. After drying SiOYCOated aluminum flakes are
obtained,
which show bright metallic colors.
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The obtained SiO~-coated aluminum flakes are heated in an argon atmosphere
with a
temperature gradient of 100°C/minute up to 750°C, i.e. above the
melting point of aluminum.
The obtained flakes show a matt green/yellow color and are partly transparent.
5 The thus obtained pigments are coated with Ti02 (20 nm) by a wet chemical
method:
The SiO~coated aluminum flakes are suspended in fully deionized water and
heated to 75 °C.
To this suspension an aqueous solution of TiCl4 is metered. The pH is kept
constant at pH=2.2
by means of 32% sodium hydroxide solution. After this solution has been added,
the mixture
is stirred for a further approximately 30 minutes at 75 °C. The thus
obtained pigments are
10 characterized by bright green/yellow colors and show depending on the
viewing angle color
flop.
To further increases the light, weather and chemical stability, the pigments
may be oxidized
using air at a temperature of 200°C in the form of loose material in a
fluidized bed.
Example 2
In a vacuum chamber the following layers are successively sublimed on a glass
substrate at
a pressure below about 10-Z Pa: Ti02 (50 nm), Si0 (270 nm), AI (50 nm), Si0
(270 nm) and
Ti02 (50 nm). One specimen is used as reference specimen (RS), the other
specimen (S) is
heated in an argon atmosphere 0,5 hours at 700°C.
The reflection color (CIE-L*C*h) of the specimen (S) and the reference
specimen (RS) is
determined at irradiation with standard illuminant D65 under a 10°,
30° and 50° observation
angle:
SpecimenCalcinationViewing Angle L* a* b* c* h
[Grad]
RS no 10 98 9,7 5,2 11 28,1
RS no 30 99,5 0,2 15,8 15,8 89,1
RS no 50 100 -8,5 16,5 18,6 117
S yes 10 70 -6,4 -3,0 7 205
S yes 30 68,4 -11,7 -7,6 13,9 213
S yes 50 64,8 -13,8 -16,8 21,7 230,6
